迷你對話學地道口語第986期:保持高度警覺

第一， 迷你對話

A: Congratulations. You have been elected.

祝賀你當選。

B: Thank you. I’ll be a good mayor.

謝謝，我會做一名好市長的。

A: What should you do for the city.

你應該爲這座城市做些什麼呢？

B: I’ll try to keep an ear to the ground first and then try my best to deal with everything well.

首先，我會注意人的想法，然後盡力去處理好沒件事情。

第二， 地道表達

keep an ear to the ground

1. 解詞釋義

Keep an ear to the ground的意思是“保持高度警覺”。

2. 拓展範例

e.g. Every two weeks while the Congress is in session ， I try to get back home to California to talk to people. This doesn't give me much time to relax with my family ， but I have to keep an ear to the ground and hear what voters are thinking about.

當國會舉行會議的時候我每兩個星期設法抽空回加州一次去和當地的人進行交談。我沒有多少時間可以和家人在一起，但是我得及時瞭解選民的想法。

e.g. I try to keep an ear to the ground and what I hear these days is that most people think we spend too much money on building roads and not enough on our schools.

我總是設法注意人們的想法。最近我聽說，大多數人認爲我們在築路方面花錢太多，而用在學校方面的錢卻不足。

e.g. Reporters keep an ear to the ground so as to know as soon as possible what will happen.

記者們注意輿論的動向，以便儘早知道將要發生的事情。

e.g. When we want to know what the students are thinking about the authorities, we only have to consult Smith, who effectively keeps an ear to the ground.

我們想知道學生們對當局有何看法時，只需請教史密斯，他一直在有效地注意着學生們的動向。